buybacks

Meanings

• noun

  The repurchase by a corporation of its own shares from the market.

  - "The company announced a significant buyback program to return value to shareholders."
  - "The stock price increased following news of the buyback."

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Variants

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buyback , buybacks

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Etymology

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Derived from the verb 'buy back'.

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Trivia

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1. Buybacks were banned in the United States from 1950 to 1982.

2. Buybacks can be funded using cash on hand or by issuing new debt.

3. Buybacks can be used to offset dilution from employee stock option grants.

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Related Concepts

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1. share buyback: A specific type of buyback where a corporation repurchases its own shares in the open market.

2. open market buyback: A buyback where a corporation purchases shares in the open market, as opposed to a private placement.

3. stock buyback: Another term for a share buyback.

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Culture

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Buybacks are a common corporate finance strategy used to reduce the number of outstanding shares and increase earnings per share.

How to Memorize "buybacks"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a corporation buying back its own shares from the market.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'buyback' with a corporation repurchasing its own shares.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Buybacks mean shares come back to the corporation' to remember the definition.

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